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WEBNorthwest pear crop estimated at 10.6 million boxes, down 31 percent. September 18th, 2024. As the 2024 pear harvest continues around the Northwest, the industry expects to harvest 10.6 million 44-pound boxes...
Updates - Good Fruit Grower
WEBSeptember 10th, 2024 | Labor, Legal & Regulatory, Northwest Horticultural Council, Ross Courtney, Updates. While a judge’s order prompted a pause to the enforcement of new federal farmworker protection regulations for some states last month, growers in tree fruit states including Washington, Oregon, California, Michigan, New York and ...
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WEBMay 29, 2019 · July 30th, 2024. family background/ Sam is a sixth-generation farmer who is engaged to Lucia Ellis and is the son of Larry and Janice Lutz. Cassian is a first-generation farmer who is married to Emily Lutz and is the son …
Good Stuff, August 2024 - Good Fruit Grower
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SugarBee causes a buzz - Good Fruit Grower
WEBDec 28, 2015 · SugarBee causes a buzz. The variety was developed in Minnesota from open-pollinated Honeycrisp. The future looks promising for SugarBee, which has a mild, sweet flavor and stores well. (Courtesy Andrea Nelson) What began as a seed of desire to follow in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps has led Chuck Nystrom to …
Crops - Good Fruit Grower
WEBJuly 25th, 2024. To test how well pear psylla IPM is working for growers in the Wenatchee River Valley area, Washington State University entomologists set up a series of paired orchards to compare pest levels in conventional orchards and in those using integrated pest management strategies...
Fine-tuned WA 38 harvest and storage recommendations available
WEB3 days ago · WSU postharvest physiologist Carolina Torres and research commission director Ines Hanrahan prepared the updated recommendations. The shipping date for this year’s crop is set at Nov. 25. That’s because WA 38 takes about six weeks, on average, in storage to reach its starch clearance targets for optimum flavor.
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WEBGood Fruit Grower produces the tree fruit and grape growing industry's most respected editorial coverage, from deeply targeted technical articles and educational features to informative images, videos, graphics and charts. We publish 17 issues each year: January 1 — Economic Outlook January 15 — Postharvest February 1 — Horticulture ...
Good to Know: Apple pruning 101 — Video - Good Fruit Grower
WEBNov 28, 2023 · Pruning is an essential practice to achieve consistent production of high-quality fruit. When trees are pruned, their natural growth and fruiting habits can be altered. Left unpruned, seedling apple trees can grow 40 feet high and bear little fruit. With strategic pruning, however, one can manipulate growth and maintain trees to a manageable ...
USApple estimate for 2024-25 predicts slightly smaller crop than …
WEBThe U.S. Apple Association made its final prediction of the size of the 2024–25 U.S. apple crop: 260 million 42-pound bushels, a 10.1 percent decrease compared to last year’s production. Washington apple industry expects a 124-million-box crop. That’s quite a bit lower than the initial estimate made during the first day of USApple’s ...